Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE: BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final Thursday numbers.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: MTV’s TEEN MOM dominated Thursday cable, rebounding by 0.19 from last week’s drop to 1.01 (and up 0.16 in F12-34s to 1.48). However, that big lead-in didn’t do much for ONE BAD CHOICE, which remained at 0.27 (and down 0.08 in F12-34s to 0.43). History placed ALONE in 2d place, up 0.05 to 0.62, with its lead-in MOUNTAIN MEN down 0.03 to 0.60. LIP SYNC BATTLE (Spike) dropped 0.07 to 0.61. On Syfy, WWE rose by 0.02 to 0.59, and then DOMINION gained a tick to 0.31, GEEKS WHO DRINK was similarly up to 0.16, and REACTOR fell 0.02 to 0.09. HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS climbed by a tenth to 0.55. On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES fell 0.08 to 0.51, and CUTTING IT IN THE ATL plunged two-tenths to 0.28. THE DAILY SHOW (Comedy), on its farewell tour, hit the Top 10 with 0.50. Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS lost a tenth to 0.45. BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT (A&E) dropped 0.03 to 0.44. On USA, COMPLICATIONS was down a tenth to 0.29, and GRACELAND fell 0.05 to 0.27. The 2d week of SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL on FX lost 0.08 to 0.27, and MARRIED was steadier, down a hundredth to 0.25. Below the top 100, RECTIFY (Sundance) fell another 0.1, to 0.02/142K, and at IFC, MARON dropped 0.02 to 0.04/148K and COMEDY BANG BANG stayed at 0.02/59K. BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.04/81K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 100 Original Cable TelecastsTo search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 23, 2015

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

TEEN MOM II SSN6

MTV

10:00 PM

61

1.01

1,673

2

ALONE

HISTORY

10:03 PM

60

0.62

2,181

3

LIP SYNC BATTLE

SPIKE TV

10:00 PM

32

0.61

1,222

4

MOUNTAIN MEN

HISTORY

09:00 PM

63

0.60

2,710

5

WWE SMACKDOWN: 072315

SYFY

08:00 PM

120

0.59

2,353

6

HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.55

2,264

7

BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES

WETV

09:00 PM

60

0.51

1,093

8

DAILY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:00 PM

31

0.50

1,402

9

IMPRACTICAL JOKERS

TRUTV

10:00 PM

30

0.45

1,007

10

BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT

A&E NETWORK

09:00 PM

61

0.44

1,257

11

BEAT B.FLAY

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

30

0.40

1,290

12

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

05:30 PM

30

0.35

769

13

DOC MCSTUFFINS

DISNEY CHANNEL

09:00 AM

15

0.35

1,396

14

DOMINION

SYFY

10:00 PM

60

0.31

983

15

COMPLICATIONS

USA NETWORK

09:00 PM

62

0.29

1,192

16

CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL

WETV

10:00 PM

60

0.28

600

17

CLARENCE

THE CARTOON NETWORK

06:00 PM

30

0.27

1,590

18

ONE BAD CHOICE

MTV

11:01 PM

61

0.27

488

19

GRACELAND

USA NETWORK

10:02 PM

61

0.27

738

20

SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL

FX

10:00 PM

33

0.27

701

21

ALONE

HISTORY

11:03 PM

58

0.27

833

22

NIGHTLY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:31 PM

30

0.26

820

23

NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.26

840

24

MARRIED

FX

10:33 PM

32

0.25

511

25

KELLY FILE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

09:00 PM

60

0.25

2,507

26

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.24

991

27

E! NEWS

E!

07:00 PM

60

0.23

561

28

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

11:00 PM

60

0.23

837

29

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

11:00 PM

62

0.23

466

30

ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILL

COMEDY CENTRAL

10:00 PM

30

0.23

434

31

ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILL

COMEDY CENTRAL

10:30 PM

30

0.23

462

32

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

12:02 AM

58

0.22

465

33

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

05:00 PM

30

0.21

412

34

JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE

COMEDY CENTRAL

08:00 PM

30

0.21

415

35

SONIC BOOM

THE CARTOON NETWORK

12:00 PM

30

0.20

1,143

36

AMERICAN TAKEDOWN

A&E NETWORK

10:01 PM

61

0.20

607

37

THE OREILLY FACTOR

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

08:00 PM

60

0.20

2,599

38

JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE

SPIKE TV

11:03 PM

32

0.20

386

39

HANNITY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.20

1,585

40

AT MIDNIGHT

COMEDY CENTRAL

12:01 AM

30

0.20

440

41

LOVE LUST OR RUN

TLC

09:00 PM

31

0.20

790

42

UNTOUCHABLE:POWER CORRUPT

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

09:00 PM

60

0.19

758

43

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.19

380

44

TALIA IN THE KITCHEN

NICKELODEON

07:30 PM

30

0.18

829

45

LOVE LUST OR RUN: EXTRA L

TLC

08:00 PM

60

0.18

531

46

E! NEWS

E!

11:00 PM

60

0.18

376

47

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE

BRAVO

11:00 PM

30

0.17

436

48

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

01:00 AM

60

0.17

381

49

HOARDERS: FAMILY SECRETS

LIFETIME TELEVISION

09:00 PM

62

0.16

843

50

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN2

06:30 PM

30

0.16

301

51

MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

TRAVEL CHANNEL

09:00 PM

60

0.16

758

52

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

06:00 PM

90

0.16

337

53

GEEKS WHO DRINK

SYFY

11:00 PM

30

0.16

452

54

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

02:00 AM

60

0.16

338

55

DARE TO WEAR

TLC

10:01 PM

60

0.15

555

56

BASEBALL TONIGHT L

ESPN

10:00 PM

60

0.15

341

57

BRIDES GONE STYLED

TLC

09:31 PM

30

0.15

619

58

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

06:00 AM

240

0.15

290

59

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

01:00 PM

60

0.14

290

60

SEVENTIES

CNN

09:00 PM

60

0.14

742

61

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

03:30 PM

60

0.14

342

62

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:00 PM

60

0.14

287

63

EVERY WITCH WAY

NICKELODEON

07:00 PM

30

0.14

957

64

RACHEL MADDOW SHOW

MSNBC

09:00 PM

60

0.14

926

65

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN

04:30 PM

30

0.14

326

66

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

12:00 AM

60

0.14

586

67

JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE

SPIKE TV

11:35 PM

31

0.13

296

68

DRAFT DAY

HBO PRIME

09:00 PM

109

0.13

316

69

OLBERMANN L

ESPN2

05:00 PM

30

0.13

201

70

LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

08:00 PM

60

0.12

710

71

FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE

TRUTV

10:30 PM

31

0.12

314

72

PAN AMERICAN GAMES L: 2015 PAN AMERICAN GAMES

ESPN2

07:00 PM

240

0.12

366

73

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

05:00 PM

60

0.12

548

74

SHOWCASE GAME: LAD AT NYM/WAS AT PIT

MLB NETWORK

07:00 PM

162

0.12

402

75

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

08:00 PM

60

0.12

715

76

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN

02:00 PM

30

0.12

214

77

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

11:00 AM

60

0.11

250

78

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

06:00 AM

60

0.11

316

79

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

02:00 AM

60

0.11

408

80

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

07:00 AM

60

0.11

900

81

LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL

MSNBC

10:00 PM

60

0.11

681

82

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN2

06:00 PM

30

0.11

216

83

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.11

243

84

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

05:00 PM

60

0.11

2,029

85

SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL

ESPN

07:30 PM

60

0.10

218

86

NANCY GRACE

HLN

08:00 PM

60

0.10

360

87

SEX ON//

HBO PRIME

11:00 PM

27

0.10

299

88

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

02:30 PM

60

0.10

277

89

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

03:00 PM

60

0.10

603

90

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

08:00 AM

60

0.10

1,090

91

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

09:00 AM

60

0.10

217

92

DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE

HBO PRIME

06:00 PM

109

0.09

210

93

REACTOR

SYFY

11:30 PM

30

0.09

260

94

BBQ PIT WARS

DESTINATION AMERICA

10:00 PM

60

0.09

227

95

MAN VS. CHILD

FYI

09:00 PM

60

0.09

216

96

CHASE, THE

GSN

08:00 PM

60

0.09

688

97

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

06:00 PM

60

0.09

1,858

98

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

01:00 AM

60

0.09

413

99

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

03:00 PM

60

0.09

1,280

100

DEGRASSI TNG

TEENNICK

09:00 PM

30

0.09

294

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